Yuan Xi led the people's army all the way around the city and arrived at the camp in the north of the city. At this time, the camp was still there, but the building was empty. Standing in the empty camp, I could vaguely hear the shouts of the original training in my ears, and the scene in full swing seemed to be still in front of me.

The supply of grain and grass is not a problem, Yuan Xi himself is a wartime grain supervisor, and he has not yet stepped down, so he only needs to walk around the relevant yamen, and those petty officials dare not give face. And when he came out of the pavilion, he also got a lot of benefits from Chun Yuqiong, and there was a lot of surplus.

"Brothers, in the evening I invite you to drink at the best 'Qunying Building' in the city. All costs are at my expense. ”

"Oooh-"

During this period of time, there were ups and downs, and the nerves of these soldiers had already been numb, and when Yuan Xi said the words of inviting guests to dinner, he was in a trance and broke away from the rhythm of war and returned to the reality of life.

"Zilong, come with me to the city first."

It's really hard for a penny to be a hero, although I promised everyone to go to the restaurant to eat, but there was no money around. Yuan Xi planned to go back to the mansion to get some money first.

The battle ahead has been won, and the weather in Yecheng is also very different now, although it is not hyped up, but everyone on the streets and alleys is still full of smiles. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the city already had a considerable scale, and the capital and the countryside were clearly distinguished. As soon as the city gate is opened every day, there are countless merchants from the surrounding areas who bring their goods into the city to set up stalls and sell them. And many outsiders even simply settled outside the city for convenience, forming small towns in the area close to the city gate. When the population gathers, the city is particularly lively, and the pedestrians on the streets are rubbing shoulders and making noises endlessly.

Yuan Xi and Zhao Yun walked forward next to each other's shoulders, and as they walked, Yuan Xi always stopped and asked how much this sold and that sold for much.

Zhao Yun was puzzled: "You didn't bring any money, why are you asking this?" ”

Yuan Xi said: "It's just to inquire about the price." You see, the price of cloth has dropped. ”

He suddenly looked up and found two horses standing not far away, and a Hu man led the horses, allowing passers-by to stop and look. It was a novelty, and it was rare to see people selling horses before.

"Huns?"

Yuan Xi was very interested and squeezed to the front.

Two horses were very tall, one of them was maroon red with a white strand of hair on the front of his forehead, and the other was pure black.

The Huns wore fur coats and small felt hats, and the whole person looked bulging, not tall, but very wide, and spoke fluent Hebei dialect.

Yuan Xi asked, "How do you sell this horse?" ”

The Hun looked at him and said, "This one on the left is worth gold, and the one on the right is ten gold." We don't take anything but gold. ”

There was an exclamation all around. At this time, the hardware means five catties of gold, although the weight is different from the catties of later generations, but when it is exchanged for the usual coins, it will cost more than 50,000 yuan. Since there is no official price for gold, the actual black market price of gold is even higher. As soon as this Hu man opened his mouth, he asked for gold, apparently because he was very confident in his horse.

An old man next to him said: "The hardware is enough to buy more than a dozen acres of land, and I still need to buy your horse?" ”

The Huns said: "Old man, you don't understand." Our horse is a good horse in the grassland, you see this coat color, this hoof, can be directly used as a war horse. If I hadn't been in a hurry to get back to Jiuyuan before the snowstorm came, I wouldn't have sold this horse for twenty gold. ”

The old man shook his head and said, "What a big breath." Then he turned and walked away.

Yuan Xi stepped forward and asked, "Why did you come all the way to Yecheng to sell horses?" ”

The Huns said: "I was originally going to sell a horse to Youzhou, but I didn't expect a war in the north, so I went all the way south to here." If you can't sell it, you have to give it to Shan Yu in exchange for a few lambs. Alas, in this year, the Han people are at war, and the grassland is also at war, which is too chaotic...... If you don't buy a horse, don't stand here and stand in my way. ”

Most people just don't buy it, and it's inevitable that this Hu will get angry.

Yuan Xi and Zhao Yun were pushed out of the crowd, and Yuan Xi said to Zhao Yun, "What do you think of this horse?" ”

Zhao Yundao: "I don't understand very well, but the fur is really not bad, and the age is also young, so it shouldn't be bad if you feed it well." But the price is ......."

Yuan Xi said: "Since you said yes, money is not a problem, go back and get the money, and then come to buy a horse." ”

The two quickened their pace and came to the door of Yuan's mansion.

Yuan Shao was not there, and the door of the state pastor's mansion was extremely cold, and the situation of visitors in the past and almost stepping through the threshold disappeared, and it was replaced by a scene where the guards at the door kept dozing.

Yuan Xi pushed the doorman, this guy licked the saliva that overflowed from his lips, looked at Yuan Xi with wide eyes, and hurriedly said, "Second ...... Second son! ”

Since Yuan Xi promoted Lu Fang and the other three, the subordinates in this mansion always have to be extra refreshed when they see Yuan Xi, and everyone thinks that if they also fancy themselves, maybe the sparrow will turn into a phoenix overnight. Therefore, Yuan Xi has become a great nobleman in the eyes of the people, and even Yuan Shao is not as good as him.

The doorman was still annoyed that he had fallen asleep, and his impression in front of the second son's eyes was bad. However, Yuan Xi, who didn't know his name, had already led Zhao Yun in.

"Yuan Fu! What about Yuan Fu? ”

A maid walked up to him and whispered: "Second son, the chief manager went out during the day, and now he is not in the house." ”

"Do you know who is in charge of this accounting room?"

"I don't know."

Yuan Xi suddenly made a difficulty, as long as he had something, he could solve the problem by shouting Yuan Fu. Now that Yuan Fu is gone, he is like a blind man, unable to do anything. From this point of view, this Yuan Fu is really an indispensable expert.

Yuan Xi asked a few people one after another, but they didn't know how to get the money. Finally, there was a humane who looked like a small servant: "Second son? Do you want to have a dinner treat? Then go directly to the restaurant and talk to the boss. When our people from Yuan's Mansion go out to eat, if you need to pay the bill, just take credit directly. It will end together at the end of the month. The three sons, they are all like this. ”

I see. Yuan Xi was right to think about it, how could anyone carry a box of copper coins to eat. All such rich and noble families either invite guests to eat at home, and if they are outside, they must be on credit, anyway, people know whose house it is. Even knowing that it is the account on the Jizhou Pastoral Mansion, it is possible to take the initiative to get a free order.

But after thinking about it, the Huns can't take credit with you, and they have to come up with real money. This matter has already been blown out in front of Zhao Yun, and it can't be just left at that.

He said to Zhao Yun: "Zilong, you wait here, I'll go find my wife to get the money." ”

As the daughter of the Zhen family, Zhen Ji should always have some private money.

Yuan Xi came to his mansion and pushed the door open, only to find that there was no one inside. Zhen Ji should still be with his mother, Mrs. Liu, at this time. What to do? The Huns would not be able to catch up if they ran away. Although there are still several loans from big families in his account, those are all IOUs, and there are many procedures to realize. It's definitely too late.

He walked around the almost empty room, rummaging through boxes and cabinets, but finding nothing. Ten gold, it's really not a small amount. Only then did I remember that Zhen Ji's private money had already been taken away by Zhang Baiqi's gang, and I am afraid there would not be much left at this time.

As soon as Yuan Xi looked up, he suddenly found the round jade strip sent by Cui Guang. Zhen Ji, the stupid girl, really used it as a grinding inkstone, only to see that the jade was stuck on the inkstone, and the raised circle at the top was stained with ink, and the black ink had not even completely dried up.

That's you. Yuan Xi picked up the "boudoir artifact" that was said to be produced by the same mountain as He's Bi, turned around and went out. If the surname Cui didn't deceive people, it shouldn't be a problem to take this jade to a pawnshop to get some money, and buy a horse.